John Patton (March 1, 1822 – November 15, 1900) was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, in 1858–1859.
Biography
John Patton was born March 1, 1822, in the county of County Down, Ireland, the son of James and Eliza Patton. In 1830, John and his father emigrated to Albany, New York, and were joined by the rest of the family the next year. At 17, John Patton was apprenticed as a carriagesmith, and in 1843 moved to Detroit, where he worked for others at his trade.
In 1845, Patton married Eliza J. Anderson. He served as chief engineer of the Fire Department in 1852–1854 and its president from 1855 to 1857.
John Patton died November 15, 1900.